An entry in the "why didn't we think of that?" category: the write on, wipe off bath accessories from Spain's Sonia help morph an adult-sized bathroom into a kid-friendly place.
Sharing a bathroom with another adult can be trial enough. Throw a kid into the mix and chaos follows: pristine surfaces are transformed with stickers and scribbles and colorful toys fight for space in an already overcrowded room. Sonia's solution: their Lesson 1 series includes a magnetic whiteboard-faced sink cabinet and footstool designed to encourage a child's natural tendency to personalize; the footstool that brings a kid level with an adult-sized sink also doubles as a place to hold bathtime toys; and, the mirror that works for an adult can be angled down to reflect back a child's face. Distributed in the US by Hastings Tile & Bath: for more information, click here
(Images: 1 & 2 by Abigail Stone; Images 3 & 4 by Sonia)
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I like it but doesn't this confuse the child when scolded for writing on the wall?
Really?
The bathroom floor would be the last place in the house that I would want my kid hanging out playing.
Why are they storing non-bath toys in the bathroom? And yeah, why let kids draw on some furniture when it is not allowed in general?
And if the problem is that "pristine surfaces are transformed with stickers and scribbles", then how is letting kids draw on the vanity a solution?
This is just dumb.
yucky!
I think for some kids (ones who would listen when you say "*this* wall you can write on, using *this* crayon) this would be great, but for my little guy--nope, he's been doing quite enough writing on the wall already lately.
I think this is like giving a dog an old slipper to chew on and then getting mad when she chews up your favorite boots. I have dogs and kids, and both benefit from very simple rules, often repeated. In our house, we draw on paper. We put stickers on paper, our clothes, and our bodies.
You can actually draw on most mirror and tile with dry erase markers and it wipes right off (you may need a damp towel or clorox wipe if the marker has been there for a while). In college I lived in a dorm that had tile walls in the hallways, people would leave messages for friends, draw large artwork on the walls, etc., and it was all removable!
@ek76 - my thoughts exactly!
If you want your kids drawing on the walls (really?) put up some chalkboard paint - at least the colour change will help them see where they can and can't draw. Why are kids playing in bathrooms anyway? Get in, get clean, get out.
Teach your kids not to draw on furniture. Simple. The end.
I Love it !!!!! i think you all getting old ;) is a funny and kids are going to love it !!!
what is so wrong in paper that everyone comes up with write on furniture, walls, whatever...
paper is our friend.
@finja.... because paper is a finite resource and ends up in the bin after kids draw on it? Not very sustainable. Chalk boards etc are a greener option.